The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-05-28

William Ritter, who shot and killed hi
wife in Patapsco Neck, 18th district, about thre,
weeks ago, and who was confined in jail here, ha,
been released under writ of habeas corpus, tn,
Court fixing his bail at $5, 900. Mr.. John Grasor
ia Ritter's counsel.
DIR. Mitchell, sanitary officer for Wood
berry and vicinity, says that the filthy condition
of some of the streets in the Belt is due to the
fact that there is only one cart to remove the
garbage, and he wants the County Commissioner
to put on more carts.
Chief Engineer Martin, of the City Water
Board, says the bad taste CT the water, of which
so many complaints are now being made, is at.
tributable to millions of small red ants in the
pipes. These, he says, are now dying and will
soon entirely disappear.
Mr.. N. B. Merryman has resigned his po-
sition in the auditors office of the Western Mary
land railroad, after continuous service of some
years, and has engaged in the commission bust
ness with his father, Mr.. Nicholas H. Merryman,
at the Eastern Hay Scales.
At the Diocesan convention of the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church, which met in Baltimore
this week, the secretary presented petition from
Emmanuel Church, Glencoe, Baltimore county, for
its erection into a new parish from portions of
Sherwood and St. James parishes.
Rev. w. L. Mcdowell, pastor of st. Johns
M. e. Church, Lutherville, will be married We'd
nesday, June LIST, to Miss Mamie johnson, of Bal
they will reside in q snug cottage built for them
by Mr. E. S. Young, near the church.
The fox den on the farm of COL Hyde, in
Long Green Valley, was dug out one day last
week and eight foxes of all ages were captured.
The heads of a number of fowls were found in the
den, which was indubitable evidence of the fact
that the sly scamps had been living high.
The contract for digging the first artesan
well for Towsontown's water supply has been
awarded to the Miller Artesian Well Company,
and work will be commenced at an early day
DIR. Bosley has executed the deed conveying to
the company the necessary ground for the water
works.
Mr.. Edward L. Pearce, son of Jacob M.
Pearce, ESQ.,, of My Lady's Manor, who, since
or Sterling, Birmingham Co., of Laramie City,
Wyoming Territory, has returned to his home.
He was not particularly pleased with his Western
experience.
The friends of the Towson National Bank
made another effort with the County Commission
ers on Tuesday to secure the county deposits for
that institution, but it would seem that they did
not meet with much encouragement. 1t is more
than likely that the account will remain with the
city bank for some time to come.
The damage case of William Mali against
the BALTIC. & Ohio R. R. Company, which has al.
ready been tried three times in the Baltimore
county Circuit Court will be again called for trial
on the 21st of June. This case has already cost
the Company thousands of dollars and it will
likely cost good deal more before it is finally
disposed of.
-"Reverence my sanctuary" is divine
command, yet many people 60 to church with no
feelings of reverence whatever, but laugh and
talk in the church and vestibue. To such lengths
has this rudeness been carried in Westminster re-
Gently that police officer was stationed at of
the churches last Sunday night to preserve order.
Advocate.
The new organ for Trinity P. E. Church
arrived here from Boston on Tuesday, and the
work of setting it up in the northwest corner of
the church was at once commenced. 1t will be
ready for use in few days and an organ recital
will be given Thursday evening, June I'd, so that
the people may have an opportunity to hear this
fine instrument.
The Harper property, above Woodbury.,
containing something like 300 acres, has lately
been sold to syndicate. 1t is said the price
agreed upon was about 5000 per acre. Other large
properties in the vicinity of the city are about
changing hands and there appears to be brisk
movement in Baltimore county real estate, mostly
for speculative purposes.
There was some excitement in Towsontown
on Wednesday night caused by the report having
gained circulation that body of men intended to
lynch the colored man Henry, confined in Jail
here on the charge of brutally assaulting Mrs.
Ridley in Druid Hill Park last Monday. A num-
Der of men and boys hung around the Jail the
greater part of the night but the lynchers did not
put in an appearance.
-Detective Todd Hall, of Baltimore, and his
son -in-law Mr.. Daniel Toy, delivered addresses
in the chapel at Glyndon, 4th district, on Sunday
afternoon last. They also spoke at Reisterstown
at night, and created very good impression at
both places. Mr.. Toy was at one time common
tramp and told how on one occasion he passed
through Reisterstown begging from door to door
and recounted his experiences with the people on
that occasion.
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